Last week, EEF hosted a public debate Can manufacturing save our economy? (the overwhelming answer was 'yes') had wonderful attendance, a fantastic panel and great debates.
But by far, my favourite part of the night was that the design community - and in particular students - came out in force to show a passionate interest in manufacturing.
Following on from that night I've been in touch with some of the students from the Royal College of Arts who are interested in ceramics manufacturers (they're few and far between, but we'll figure out how to get them together with the students).
But I also promised to plug their 'Battle of Ideas' event this weekend.
The speakers are brilliant and the multitude of debates ('Can arts save the economy' and 'You produce, I consume: global imbalances, causes and consequences' in particular) are mouthwatering.
Anybody interested in ideas should attend.